What can the BPA MCP server access?

Only datasets registered for BPA. The server URL, the sign-in token, search results and every query are all limited to that market.

Is this BPA MCP server operated by Bonneville Power Administration?

No. Ask the Grid runs it independently. Every catalog record names the original publisher and links to the source, including BPA Operations Information and interconnection queues.

How is MCP different from using BPA Operations Information and interconnection queues directly?

The source portal stays the publication of record. The MCP server is built for an AI client: it can search Ask the Grid's catalog, read each table's schema and run read-only queries, with access limited to BPA.

BPA MCP server

The BPA MCP server connects your AI client to Bonneville Power Administration operations and Pacific Northwest grid data. Read BPA's published generation, demand, transmission flows and limits, and interconnection requests with each source's timing and units preserved.

Connection instructions Open the BPA map

Bonneville Power Administration · BPA Operations Information and interconnection queues

BPA resource URL

https://mcp.askthegrid.com/v1/bpat

datasets

tools

BPA

scope

Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · all MCP servers

Connect it in about a minute

Pick your client. If you're signed in, any BPA access you've already approved shows here.

Checking your Ask the Grid session…

Connect with Claude

Add Ask the Grid as a custom connector, then authorize it with your existing account.

Claude Free (one custom connector), Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise

01Open Customize → Connectors and add a custom web connector. Team and Enterprise connectors must first be added for the organization.
02Name it “Ask the Grid BPA,” paste the resource URL below, and review the OAuth settings. Choose automatic client registration if prompted.
03Add the connector, sign in to Ask the Grid, and approve the requested scopes.
04In a conversation, open + → Connectors and enable Ask the Grid BPA.

BPA resource URL

https://mcp.askthegrid.com/v1/bpat

Official Claude MCP documentation

Ask it BPA questions.

Compare BPA wind and hydro generation with balancing-area load yesterday.

Show the latest California-Oregon Intertie flow and its published limit.

Which BPA generation projects are in the latest interconnection queue?

List BPA load-interconnection requests by requested MW and status.

BPA market workflows

Each one opens the catalog entry for the table behind it.

BPA generation and balancing-area demandRead wind, hydro, thermal generation and load on BPA's published five-minute operating clock.Pacific Northwest path flows and limitsCompare a named BPA path's flow with its published operating limit, preserving report cadence and direction.BPA transmission outage plansInspect one published plan revision before comparing outage requests and dates.BPA generation interconnection requestsRank projects within the latest queue snapshot, keeping requested capacity separate from operating capacity.

75 BPA datasets, query-ready

The agent reads each table's source, schema, coverage and query notes before it writes a query.

BPA Balancing Area Load and Generationbpa.balancing_area_5mBPA · 5-minute BPA Balancing Reserves Deployedbpa.balancing_reserves_5mBPA · 5-minute BPA Path Flows and Limitsbpa.path_flowsBPA · 15-minute archive; 5-minute near-real-time paths BPA Tri-Cities Monitoringbpa.monitoring_5mBPA · 5-minute BPA Planned Transmission Outagesbpa.outage_plansBPA · every 6 hours BPA Transmission Outagesbpa.transmission_outagesBPA · every 3 hours BPA Interconnection Queueinterconnection_queue.bpatBPA · daily snapshot BPA Line and Load Interconnection Queueinterconnection_queue.bpat_loadBPA · daily snapshot

Browse all 75 datasets+ 67 more in the catalog

Under the hood

17 typed tools. Every credential is bound to BPA.

Full tool contracts

Authentication: OAuth 2.1 with PKCE S256
Market boundary: BPA-only audience, allowlist, row caps, audited
Default scopes: mcp:catalog.read · mcp:grid.read · mcp:sql.read · mcp:assets.read
Hydration scope: mcp:assets.write — Enterprise approval required

Questions

What can the BPA MCP server access?: Only datasets registered for BPA. The server URL, the sign-in token, search results and every query are all limited to that market.
Is this BPA MCP server operated by Bonneville Power Administration?: No. Ask the Grid runs it independently. Every catalog record names the original publisher and links to the source, including BPA Operations Information and interconnection queues.
How is MCP different from using BPA Operations Information and interconnection queues directly?: The source portal stays the publication of record. The MCP server is built for an AI client: it can search Ask the Grid's catalog, read each table's schema and run read-only queries, with access limited to BPA.